| 1 | Dec 1, '24 | 5 years ago today: A man in Wuhan, China starts feeling ill, becoming the first confirmed case of COVID-19 | 94.9× | 36.5M | 92k | 19k | 6.8k |
| 2 | Nov 30, '22 | 3 years ago today: A man in Wuhan, China starts feeling ill and later becomes the first confirmed case of COVID-19. More than 6.6 million people have since died. | 21.2× | 0 | 107k | 26k | 3k |
| 3 | Jun 5, '24 | BREAKING: Mexico reports world’s first-ever human case of H5N2 bird flu. The patient, a 59-year-old, died | 11.9× | 4.6M | 7.4k | 2.5k | 1.4k |
| 4 | Dec 28, '22 | Nearly half of all passengers on 2 flights from China have tested positive for coronavirus, Italian officials say. All samples will be checked for possible new variants. | 9.4× | 3.6M | 7.8k | 3.9k | 210 |
| 5 | Dec 30, '21 | BREAKING: U.S. reports 484,377 new coronavirus cases, setting world record | 9.4× | 0 | 29k | 11k | 720 |
| 6 | May 10, '21 | BREAKING: England reports 0 new coronavirus deaths for the first time in more than a year | 8.7× | 0 | 51k | 8.2k | 139 |
| 7 | Jan 26, '22 | BREAKING: Denmark's prime minister says COVID-19 no longer "socially critical," all restrictions to be lifted on Tuesday | 8.1× | 0 | 46k | 8.9k | 247 |
| 8 | Jul 7, '21 | BREAKING: Japanese government declares state of emergency in Tokyo due to coronavirus, just 2 weeks before the Olympics | 8.0× | 0 | 25k | 11k | 343 |
| 9 | Oct 31, '20 | BREAKING: U.S. reports 100,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours, setting world record - BNO count | 7.9× | 0 | 20k | 8.6k | 403 |
| 10 | Feb 18, '25 | JUST IN: USDA says it accidentally fired several officials working on bird flu. "We are working to swiftly rectify the situation and rescind those letters," a spokesperson says. | 7.5× | 2.9M | 5.7k | 989 | 623 |
| 11 | Mar 29, '20 | Coronavirus timeline: - January 19: 100 cases - January 24: 1,000 cases - February 12: 50,000 cases - March 6: 100,000 cases - March 18: 200,000 cases - March 21: 300,000 cases - M | 6.7× | 0 | 26k | 12k | 556 |
| 12 | Dec 31, '22 | BREAKING: Number of Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 rises to 45,279, the highest since February | 5.9× | 2.2M | 7.1k | 2.8k | 166 |
| 13 | Feb 3, '22 | BREAKING: Swedish Public Health Agency says COVID-19 no longer a "socially dangerous disease," all restrictions to be lifted | 5.7× | 0 | 31k | 6.8k | 187 |
| 14 | Dec 30, '21 | CDC now shows every U.S. state as having high levels of COVID-19 transmission | 4.9× | 0 | 12k | 4k | 466 |
| 15 | Aug 24, '22 | Researchers in Italy report first case of someone testing positive for monkeypox, COVID-19 and HIV all at the same time | 4.7× | 0 | 19k | 2.6k | 790 |
| 16 | Dec 18, '24 | BREAKING: California Governor Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency due to H5N1 bird flu | 4.5× | 1.7M | 6.9k | 2.7k | 1.2k |
| 17 | Mar 26, '20 | Coronavirus timeline: - January 19: 100 cases - January 24: 1,000 cases - January 31: 10,000 cases - February 12: 50,000 cases - March 6: 100,000 cases - March 18: 200,000 cases - | 4.4× | 0 | 16k | 8.2k | 350 |
| 18 | Mar 12, '20 | BREAKING: Brazilian government spokesman who met with President Trump last weekend and was pictured standing next to him has tested positive for coronavirus - Folha | 4.2× | 0 | 13k | 6.7k | 192 |
| 19 | Mar 14, '20 | Coronavirus timeline: - January 19: 100 cases - January 24: 1,000 cases - January 28: 5,000 cases - February 12: 50,000 cases - March 6: 100,000 cases - March 14: 150,000 cases | 4.0× | 0 | 16k | 6.9k | 400 |
| 20 | Feb 2, '22 | BREAKING: Sweden's government to announce that it's dropping all restrictions against COVID-19 - Expressen | 3.9× | 0 | 24k | 3.7k | 95 |
| 21 | Jan 5, '22 | BREAKING: Italy bans unvaccinated people over the age of 50 from going to work, starting Feb. 15 | 3.7× | 0 | 17k | 4.9k | 210 |
| 22 | Mar 17, '22 | BREAKING: South Korea reports 621,328 new coronavirus cases, by far the biggest one-day increase so far, and a record 429 new deaths | 3.6× | 0 | 12k | 5.3k | 348 |
| 23 | Nov 11, '20 | Nearly every U.S. state is now classified as having "uncontrolled spread" of COVID-19, according to | 3.2× | 0 | 7.8k | 4k | 212 |
| 24 | Nov 12, '21 | BREAKING: Austria announces nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people | 3.1× | 0 | 12k | 3.7k | 198 |
| 25 | Apr 11, '22 | BREAKING: Philadelphia reimposes indoor mask mandate, first major U.S. city to do so | 3.1× | 0 | 15k | 3.6k | 113 |
| 26 | Jan 29, '22 | Former Washington State trooper Robert LaMay, who went viral when he was fired for refusing to get vaccinated and told the governor to 'kiss his ass,' has died of COVID-19 | 3.0× | 0 | 9.8k | 2.8k | 421 |
| 27 | Feb 27, '20 | BREAKING: Iran's former ambassador to the Vatican, Hadi Khosroshahi, has died of coronavirus - IRNA | 2.9× | 0 | 7.8k | 6.7k | 105 |
| 28 | Jan 9, '23 | 3 years ago today: A man in Wuhan, China becomes the first confirmed death from COVID-19. Since then, at least 6.7 million people have died. | 2.9× | 1.1M | 10k | 3.9k | 297 |
| 29 | Jul 7, '20 | BREAKING: U.S. has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization, U.S. Senator Menendez says | 2.9× | 0 | 10k | 3.2k | 94 |
| 30 | Nov 30, '23 | 4 years ago today: A man in Wuhan, China starts feeling ill, becoming the first confirmed case of COVID-19. At least 7 million people have since died, with estimates as high as 27 | 2.9× | 1.1M | 5.4k | 2.3k | 515 |
| 31 | Mar 21, '20 | The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus worldwide has surpassed 300,000, an increase of 50,000 in one day | 2.9× | 0 | 9.5k | 5.5k | 302 |
| 32 | Mar 26, '20 | BREAKING: China will ban the entry of foreigners due to the international spread of coronavirus, foreign ministry says | 2.8× | 0 | 8.7k | 3.1k | 85 |
| 33 | Apr 2, '22 | German man arrested after getting vaccinated against coronavirus at least 87 times to sell proof of vaccination to anti-vaxxers - FP | 2.8× | 0 | 13k | 2.2k | 454 |
| 34 | Feb 25, '20 | BREAKING: Iran's deputy health minister tests positive for coronavirus; he had previously looked unwell during a press conference | 2.7× | 0 | 7k | 5.6k | 240 |
| 35 | Mar 15, '20 | BREAKING: Italy reports 3,590 new cases and 368 new deaths, raising total to 24,747 cases and 1,809 dead | 2.7× | 0 | 7.6k | 4.8k | 96 |
| 36 | Jul 27, '22 | BREAKING: U.S. reports 1,048 new monkeypox cases, biggest one-day increase on record | 2.6× | 0 | 7.6k | 3.1k | 246 |
| 37 | May 4, '22 | Reporters and staffers from CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Politico, and other news organizations test positive for COVID-19 after White House Correspondents' Dinner; exact number unknown - C | 2.5× | 0 | 9.8k | 2.8k | 226 |
| 38 | Nov 18, '21 | BREAKING: Austria's Salzburg and Upper Austria expanding lockdown to include vaccinated people | 2.4× | 0 | 7.3k | 3k | 187 |
| 39 | Jan 8, '21 | BREAKING: Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine appears to work against key mutation in variants first found in the UK and South Africa - REU | 2.3× | 0 | 12k | 2.8k | 99 |
| 40 | Apr 5, '20 | BREAKING: Bronx Zoo says one of its tigers has tested positive for coronavirus | 2.3× | 0 | 6.1k | 2.8k | 95 |
| 41 | Jan 25, '22 | New York judge rules mask mandate unconstitutional, declares it "null, void and unenforceable" | 2.3× | 0 | 14k | 2.2k | 82 |
| 42 | Aug 25, '21 | BREAKING: More than 25,000 Americans in ICU with COVID-19, highest since pandemic began | 2.2× | 0 | 8.1k | 3.4k | 180 |
| 43 | Dec 29, '21 | Dutch economist Robin Fransman, the founder of an anti-lockdown group who refused to get vaccinated because coronavirus poses a "minimal risk," has died of COVID-19. He was 53 | 2.2× | 0 | 7.6k | 3.1k | 194 |
| 44 | Apr 3, '20 | Detroit bus driver Jason Hargrove, who took to social media to express anger about a coughing woman who failed to cover her mouth, has died of coronavirus | 2.1× | 0 | 7.6k | 3.6k | 225 |
| 45 | Jul 30, '21 | BREAKING: Biden orders vaccine mandate for all 1.5 million members of the U.S. military - NYT | 2.1× | 0 | 12k | 1.7k | 66 |
| 46 | Jan 25, '22 | Netherlands reopening all sectors of society. "Living even longer with many restrictive measures would damage our health and society," health minister says | 2.1× | 0 | 11k | 2.5k | 98 |
| 47 | Feb 3, '22 | Iowa Governor Reynolds says public health emergency will end on February 15, says COVID-19 can be managed like the flu | 2.0× | 0 | 12k | 2.1k | 54 |
| 48 | Jan 21, '22 | Singer Meat Loaf died after falling seriously ill with COVID-19, according to TMZ. He had previously spoken out against vaccine mandates and COVID rules, saying: "If I die, I die, | 2.0× | 0 | 6.6k | 2k | 199 |
| 49 | Jul 25, '21 | CDC officials are considering to recommend that everyone returns to wearing a mask in public, Dr. Fauci says - AP | 2.0× | 0 | 6.2k | 1.8k | 98 |
| 50 | Jan 4, '22 | BREAKING: U.S. reports more than 1 million new coronavirus cases as many states dump holiday backlogs | 2.0× | 0 | 7.5k | 2.2k | 160 |
| 51 | Jan 15, '22 | Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin ends mask mandate for schools and vaccine mandate for state employees on first day in office | 1.9× | 0 | 11k | 1.7k | 49 |
| 52 | Nov 14, '21 | BREAKING: Austria formally approves nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people, effective at midnight | 1.9× | 0 | 9.1k | 2.3k | 96 |
| 53 | Jan 7, '22 | BREAKING: U.S. reports 763,878 new coronavirus cases in one day, setting world record | 1.9× | 0 | 7.4k | 2.3k | 112 |
| 54 | Nov 11, '22 | Cruise ship 'Majestic Princess' has arrived in Sydney with more than 800 COVID cases on board | 1.9× | 0 | 7.1k | 2.5k | 161 |
| 55 | Jan 8, '22 | BREAKING: U.S. reports 899,441 new coronavirus cases in one day, setting world record | 1.9× | 0 | 6.9k | 2.5k | 83 |
| 56 | Dec 19, '21 | Washington state Senator Doug Ericksen, who sponsored legislation to prohibit COVID-19 vaccine mandates, has died after a battle with COVID-19 | 1.9× | 0 | 7.6k | 2.3k | 132 |
| 57 | Dec 4, '21 | WATCH: Protesters storm Christmas market in Luxembourg, where vaccination or a negative test is required | 1.8× | 0 | 5.3k | 1.6k | 305 |
| 58 | Mar 19, '22 | New York state reports 2,642 new coronavirus cases, an increase of 47% from last week | 1.8× | 0 | 6.6k | 2.7k | 118 |
| 59 | Jan 19, '22 | Czech singer Hana Horka, who deliberately infected herself with coronavirus so she wouldn't have to get vaccinated, has died of COVID-19 - BBC | 1.8× | 0 | 5.8k | 2.5k | 180 |
| 60 | Nov 16, '22 | Ebola victim who was safely buried in Uganda was exhumed by family members to perform religious rituals. 10 of those relatives have since died - president | 1.7× | 0 | 6.6k | 2.4k | 269 |
| 61 | Nov 26, '21 | South Africa's health minister says, based on a small sample of Omicron cases, the majority of hospital patients are unvaccinated: "It indicates that the vaccines are providing pro | 1.7× | 0 | 8.2k | 2.2k | 123 |
| 62 | Mar 27, '20 | New York City EMS received more than 6,400 medical 911 calls on Wednesday, surpassing the record set on September 11, 2001 - WaPo | 1.7× | 0 | 6.3k | 3.1k | 107 |
| 63 | Mar 14, '20 | The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has surpassed 150,000. Of those, 5,774 have died, 73,962 have recovered, and 72,698 are still sick | 1.7× | 0 | 6.6k | 3.2k | 146 |
| 64 | Apr 12, '22 | CDC confirms 3.5 million Americans died in 2021, making it the deadliest year in U.S. history. 416,000 people died of COVID-19, the 3rd leading cause of death | 1.7× | 0 | 7k | 2.5k | 361 |
| 65 | Nov 7, '20 | The U.S. will not be leaving the World Health Organization. Trump's withdrawal would have taken effect on July 6, which Biden has said will be revoked on his first day in office | 1.6× | 0 | 8.4k | 1.9k | 45 |
| 66 | Aug 2, '22 | California declares state of emergency due to monkeypox | 1.6× | 0 | 6.7k | 1.9k | 135 |
| 67 | Dec 31, '21 | BREAKING: U.S. reports 587,564 new coronavirus cases, setting world record | 1.6× | 0 | 5.4k | 2k | 114 |
| 68 | Apr 6, '22 | Some U.S. states are changing the definition of a COVID patient, which is causing a large drop in the number of patients. One of those states is New Hampshire, where the health dep | 1.6× | 0 | 5.4k | 2.4k | 509 |
| 69 | Mar 19, '20 | The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has surpassed 220,000. Of those, 8,953 have died, 84,912 have recovered, and 126,187 are still unresolved | 1.5× | 0 | 5.3k | 3k | 176 |
| 70 | Dec 20, '20 | BREAKING: Saudi Arabia closes all of its borders due to coronavirus mutation found in several countries | 1.5× | 0 | 5.2k | 2.3k | 67 |
| 71 | Feb 2, '20 | Coronavirus update: - 14,550 confirmed cases worldwide - 19,544 suspected cases - 304 fatalities - 2,110 in serious/critical condition - 328 in China treated and released - Biggest | 1.5× | 0 | 5.3k | 2.9k | 131 |
| 72 | Feb 6, '20 | BREAKING: Chinese doctor Li Wenliang, who was accused of spreading rumors after trying to warn colleagues about coronavirus, has died of the illness - Sina/GT | 1.5× | 0 | 5.1k | 2.7k | 95 |
| 73 | Jan 15, '21 | NEW: North Dakota Governor Burgum says mask mandate will end on Monday, capacity limits will no longer be required | 1.5× | 0 | 6.3k | 1.9k | 48 |
| 74 | Jul 23, '22 | BREAKING: WHO declares monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern | 1.4× | 0 | 6k | 2k | 96 |
| 75 | Jan 6, '22 | BREAKING: U.S. reports 716,714 new coronavirus cases, setting world record for cases in one day | 1.4× | 0 | 5.6k | 1.9k | 84 |
| 76 | Apr 5, '20 | VIDEO: Queen Elizabeth II addresses the UK and the Commonwealth on the battle against coronavirus. It's only the 5th time she has given such a speech in her 68-year reign | 1.4× | 0 | 5.4k | 2.1k | 180 |
| 77 | Mar 29, '21 | NEW: CDC study finds Pfizer/Moderna vaccines are not only effective against symptoms, but also 90% effective against coronavirus infection | 1.4× | 0 | 6k | 2k | 179 |
| 78 | Nov 27, '21 | BREAKING: Israel closes border to all foreigners due to new coronavirus variant | 1.4× | 0 | 6k | 2k | 75 |
| 79 | Mar 15, '22 | Scotland reverses decision to drop mask mandate in certain public places due to rise in COVID cases | 1.4× | 0 | 6.7k | 1.7k | 59 |
| 80 | Mar 12, '20 | BREAKING: Actor Tom Hanks says he and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus | 1.4× | 0 | 5.4k | 2.1k | 38 |
| 81 | Dec 20, '21 | NEW: Boston bans unvaccinated people from indoor dining, indoor fitness, and indoor entertainment | 1.4× | 0 | 6.2k | 1.5k | 74 |
| 82 | Jul 27, '22 | BREAKING: U.S. preparing to declare public health emergency for monkeypox, sources say - Politico | 1.4× | 0 | 6k | 1.6k | 127 |
| 83 | Jan 6, '22 | 1 in 400 Americans have died of COVID-19 | 1.3× | 0 | 5.4k | 2k | 172 |
| 84 | Jan 11, '22 | BREAKING: U.S. reports 1,459,005 new coronavirus cases as weekend backlogs are released | 1.3× | 0 | 5.3k | 1.6k | 101 |
| 85 | Jan 15, '22 | BREAKING: U.S. reports 926,693 new coronavirus cases in one day, setting world record | 1.3× | 0 | 4.9k | 1.8k | 90 |
| 86 | Jul 28, '22 | San Francisco declares state of emergency due to monkeypox | 1.3× | 0 | 5k | 1.8k | 116 |
| 87 | Sep 24, '21 | NEW: Norway's prime minister says coronavirus restrictions will be lifted tomorrow. "The time has come to return to a normal everyday life," she says | 1.2× | 0 | 5.8k | 1.6k | 28 |
| 88 | Nov 19, '21 | BREAKING: Everyone in Austria will be legally required to get vaccinated against COVID-19, chancellor says | 1.2× | 0 | 5.7k | 1.3k | 63 |
| 89 | Feb 2, '22 | Nightclubs across the Netherlands, which have been closed for nearly 2 years, say they're reopening next week in violation of COVID rules. "We're closed to prevent something that i | 1.2× | 0 | 6.6k | 1.3k | 32 |
| 90 | Feb 14, '22 | BREAKING: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to invoke never-before-used Emergencies Act to deal with protests - CBC | 1.1× | 0 | 5.8k | 1.1k | 49 |
| 91 | Jan 24, '22 | WHO chief says dangerous to assume we're in the endgame of the pandemic: "The conditions are ideal for more variants to emerge" | 1.0× | 0 | 4.9k | 1.4k | 72 |
| 92 | Jul 22, '21 | NEW: Italy will ban unvaccinated people from some public places, including indoor restaurants, gyms, cinemas, museums, and sporting events, unless they are tested for coronavirus | 1.0× | 0 | 5.3k | 1.2k | 39 |
| 93 | Jan 5, '22 | French President Macron: "The unvaccinated, I really want to piss them off. And so, we're going to continue doing so, until the end. That's the strategy" - REU/LP | 1.0× | 0 | 4.9k | 977 | 92 |
| 94 | Apr 22, '22 | BREAKING: Philadelphia cancels mask mandate after 4 days due to "leveling of case counts" | 1.0× | 0 | 5.3k | 620 | 35 |
| 95 | Mar 22, '21 | NEW: Navajo Nation reports 0 coronavirus cases for the first time in 6 months | 1.0× | 0 | 6.5k | 778 | 14 |
| 96 | Jun 1, '21 | BREAKING: UK reports 0 coronavirus deaths for the first time since pandemic began | 1.0× | 0 | 5.8k | 972 | 15 |
| 97 | May 2, '21 | BREAKING: Israel's coronavirus positivity rate drops to 0.1% | 1.0× | 0 | 5.2k | 1k | 29 |
| 98 | Aug 3, '21 | BREAKING: New York City to require proof of vaccination for indoor activities, including at restaurants, gyms and performances - NYT | 1.0× | 0 | 5k | 880 | 39 |
| 99 | Feb 15, '22 | BREAKING: Dutch health minister says country is reopening, nearly all COVID measures to be lifted | 1.0× | 0 | 5.7k | 926 | 25 |